March 21, 2021 admin

Chicken Saag

Chicken Saag

Packed with fresh red chillies, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cloves and spinach, all for less than 350 calories – this chicken and lentil curry recipe shows you can eat your favourite takeaway dishes without compromising on flavour.

Spices to blend

  • 2 each red chilis, seeded
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 each ginger, peeled
  • 1 each onion, chopped
  • oil to cook

Cook

  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 4 each garlic cloves
  • 4 each skinless chicken breasts, cut into large dices
  • ¾ cup red split lentils
  • 14 oz can of chopped tomatoes
  • 8 cups fresh spinach
  • 4 each small rotis (substitute- flatbread)

  1. Put the chillies, garlic, ginger and onion in a small blender and blend to a paste. Heat 1 tsp oil in a large pan and fry the paste for 2 minutes, until fragrant.

  2. Add the spices and cook for another minute. Add the chicken pieces and coat in the spices. Cook for 5 minutes before adding the lentils and chopped tomatoes with along with 1½ cans of water.

  3. Simmer for 25 minutes, season, then tip in the spinach and stir until wilted. Serve with rotis or flatbread.